[Air-L] [AOIR 8.0] Vancouver Conference Update #5 (August 16, 2007)

[ebenyehu at sfu.ca]

Hello Richard
Do you happen to know if as a grad at SFU do I need to register to join in
for part of the talks?


On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:17:48 -0700 air-l at listserv.aoir.org wrote:
> Hello, all you AIRtimers!
> 
> Time for another AIR Conference update. Thought I'd forgotten about it,
eh?
> Not a chance. We love stuffing your email box with bits from the far
> north -
> check your ports for frost - and will continue right up to the opening of
> the conference.
> 
> Today's update includes news on the program, a contest that could win you
> fame and glory, visa information, PIE, and the usual entreaties to
register
> early.
> 
> PROGRAM
> 
> The full program, as you already are aware, I am sure, is now available
> online. If you haven't seen it already, check out the link as posted by
Mia
> (http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~consalvo/aoir_conference_schedule.xls) or go
> here: http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=IR8_Program
> 
> CONTEST
> 
> As Matthew told me in my briefing when taking on this job, the Australians
> really "set the bar" in terms of the program. I aim to clear that bar and
> set a new record. But, I know that my own design skills aren't going to do
> it. So, I have concocted this idea to have a "program design" contest. If
> you design the new program I will pay for your registration to AoIR (or
the
> cash equivalent). Is that something you'd like to do? If so, check out the
> details on the contest here:
> http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=IR8_Contest
> 
> VISA
> 
> You might need a visa to come to Canada. Please check our web site for
> information about countries whose citizens require visas, and details
> on how
> to get a letter of invitation, if necessary:
> http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=IR8_VISA_info
> 
> PIE
> 
> Yes, pie. We're going to have pie at this conference. Thank Holly and Mia
> for that. And if you want more info on the pie, we'll you should be on the
> AoIR facebook group, then, shouldn't you?
> http://sfu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5212889713
> 
> REGISTER
> 
> If you haven't registered for the conference yet, what are you waiting
for?
> Get on it! Here is the link: http://www.aoir.org/?q=conf
> 
> HOTELS
> 
> Are you booked into a hotel? If not, you might be sleeping rough.
> There is a
> lot of great information on hotels here:
> http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=IR8_Location_and_Hotels
> 
> That's all for now, folks.
> 
> ...r
> 
> -- 
> Richard Smith, Professor, School of Communication
> Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, CANADA
> V6B 5K3
> Phone: 778 782 5116 Web: http://www.sfu.ca/~smith/
> New book!: http://arago.cprost.sfu.ca/smith/mawc
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